Tournament details | |
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Host country | India |
City | Ahmedabad |
Dates | 7–19 July 2019 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | North Korea (1st title) |
Runners-up | Tajikistan |
Third place | Syria |
Fourth place | India |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 26 (3.71 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Sunil Chhetri Jong Il-gwan Ri Hyong-jin (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Jong Il-gwan [1] |
The 2019 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a 4-nations football tournament held at TransStadia Arena in the Indian city of Ahmedabad between the 7th and 19th of July 2019. [2] The tournament was organized by the AIFF. [3] [4] [5]
North Korea won the title by a 1–0 victory over Tajikistan in the final. [1]
Though the tournament was supposed to be played by teams from different confederations, in this edition of the Intercontinental Cup all teams participating were from AFC only. [3] [4] All the four teams played each other in a round robin phase and the top two teams played the final. [5]
The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams, as of 14 June 2019:
Ahmedabad | |
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TransStadia Arena (EKA Arena) | |
23°00′39.7″N 72°35′56.8″E / 23.011028°N 72.599111°E | |
Capacity: 24,000 seats | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final |
2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | India (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
Syria | 5–2 | North Korea |
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AIFF |
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Tajikistan | 2–0 | Syria |
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FFT AIFF |
India | 2–5 | North Korea |
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AIFF |
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North Korea | 1–0 | Tajikistan |
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Ri Hyong-jin 33' | AIFF FFT |
Tajikistan | 0–1 | North Korea |
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AIFF FFT | Pak Hyon-il 71' |
2019 Intercontinental Cup Champion [1] |
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North Korea First title |
There were 26 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.71 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Country | Broadcaster |
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India (host) | Star Sports 2 |